Between camp and cursi : humor and homosexuality in contemporary Mexican narrative /

"Between Camp and Cursi examines the role of humor in portrayals of homosexuality in contemporary Mexican literature. Brandon P. Bisbey argues that humor based on camp and cursileria -- a form of bad taste that expresses a sense of social marginalization -- is used to represent key social confl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bisbey, Brandon P. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : SUNY Press, [2022]
Colección:Genders in the global south.
Temas:
Mexican literature > History and criticism.
Homosexuality in literature.
Queer theory.
Humor in literature.
Gender identity > Mexico.
Littérature mexicaine > Histoire et critique.
Homosexualité dans la littérature.
Théorie queer.
Identité de genre > Mexique.
Gender identity
Homosexuality in literature
Humor in literature
Mexican literature
Queer theory
Mexico
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Literary criticism
Literary criticism.
Critiques littéraires.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Between Camp and Cursi examines the role of humor in portrayals of homosexuality in contemporary Mexican literature. Brandon P. Bisbey argues that humor based on camp and cursileria -- a form of bad taste that expresses a sense of social marginalization -- is used to represent key social conflicts and contradictions of modernity in Mexico. Combining perspectives from queer theory, humor theory, and Latin American cultural studies, Bisbey looks at a corpus of canonical and lesser-known texts that treat a range of topics relevant to contemporary discussions of gender, sexuality, race, and human rights in Mexico--including sex work, transvestitism, bisexuality, same-sex marriage, racism, classism, and homophobic and transphobic violence"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781438486673
1438486677

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